Display device mounted with read function and electric appliance

ABSTRACT

According to the present invention, a material having a light-shielding property is used for a bank layer surrounding the edge of a light-emitting element. Accordingly, light which is not reflected by an object to be read out can be prevented from entering an image pick-up element, and information on the object to be read out can be correctly read out. The display device mounted with a read function according to the present invention includes a thin film transistor and an image pick-up element over a substrate having an insulating surface, an insulating layer covering a thin film transistor and an image pick-up element, a light-emitting element provided over the insulating layer, and a bank layer having a light-shielding property surrounding the edge of the light-emitting element. The bank layer has an opening portion in a position overlapping with the image pick-up element.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a display device mounted with a readfunction.

Further, the present invention also relates to an electric applianceusing the display device mounted with a read function.

2. Related Art

In recent years, a display device using a light-emitting element astypified by an electroluminescent element or the like has been studiedas an alternative to a liquid crystal display device. The display deviceis widely used by taking advantage of a high quality image due to a selfluminous type, a wide viewing angle, a thin shape due to no backlight,lightweight, and the like.

There is a display device mounted with a read function which is adisplay device using the foregoing light-emitting element and whichincludes not only a light-emitting element but also an image pick-upelement over a substrate (for example, refer to Patent document 1). Thedisplay device reads out information on an object to be read out in sucha way that the image pick-up element receives light which is generatedin the light-emitting element and which is reflected by the object to beread out to read out the information.

Patent document 1: Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-176162

Light-emitting materials corresponding to each color required for colordisplay have different current densities for obtaining predeterminedluminance from each other. By using light-emitting materialscorresponding to light's three primary colors as an example, theluminance of a green light-emitting element is higher than that of a redlight-emitting element, the luminance of the red light-emitting elementis higher than that of a blue light-emitting element. The foregoinglight-emitting material causes variation in luminance of each color.Since white light emission is achieved by emitting all of three subpixels of red, green, and blue corresponding to light's three primarycolors, the white color cannot be clearly displayed depending on how thecolor of each sub pixel appears. For example, reddish white emission,bluish white emission, or the like is observed. When white balancebecomes dulled, desired color cannot be obtained and an image expressedby a correct gray-scale becomes difficult to be displayed. There is anexample of improving the white balance by correcting the number ofgray-scale of a video signal inputted to three sub pixels of red, green,and blue to eliminate the variation of luminance of each color (forexample, refer to patent document 2). Alternatively, there is an exampleof improving the white balance by varying power source potential givento each sub pixel instead of correcting a video signal.

Patent document 2: Unexamined patent publication No. 2004-004708.

According to the structure disclosed in the patent document 1, light maynot be reflected by the object to be read out but be entered into theimage pick-up element. This arises from the fact that light generated inthe light-emitting element is reflected by an interface between acertain medium (for example, an insulating layer) and another certainmedium between the light-emitting element and the object to be read out,and the reflected light is entered the image pick-up element. Only lightreflected by the object to be read out should enter the light enteringthe image pick-up element. When such the extra light enters the imagepick-up element, information on the object to be read out cannot be readout correctly.

According to the structure disclosed in patent document 2, a signalcorrection circuit for correcting the number of gray-scale of a videosignal is required to be newly provided. When the number of ICsconnected to the outside is increased as the signal correction circuit,the ICs interfere with the reduction of a size, a thickness, and weight.When a power source potential given to each sub pixel is varied toimprove the white balance, it is required to generate some electricalpotentials based on the power source potential supplied from a powersource circuit; consequently, a circuit such as a level shifter isrequired to be provided. When the level shifter is not provided, variouspower source potentials are required to be provided from the outside;consequently, the number of pins of a panel is required to be increased.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the foregoing, it is an object of the present invention toprovide a display device mounted with a read function capable of readingout information on an object to be read out.

In view of the foregoing, it is an object of the present invention toprovide a display device mounted with a read function which improveswhite balance by improving the variation of luminance of each colorwithout correcting a video signal or increasing a power sourcepotential.

According to the present invention, a material having a light-shieldingproperty is used for a bank layer surrounding the edge of alight-emitting element. Accordingly, light which is not reflected by anobject to be read out can be prevented from entering an image pick-upelement, and so information on the object to be read out can becorrectly read out.

The display device mounted with a read function according to the presentinvention includes a thin film transistor and an image pick-up elementover a substrate having an insulating surface, an insulating layercovering a thin film transistor and an image pick-up element, alight-emitting element provided over the insulating layer, and a banklayer having a light-shielding property surrounding the edge of thelight-emitting element. The bank layer has an opening portion in aposition overlapping with the image pick-up element.

The display device mounted with a read function according to the presentinvention includes a thin film transistor and an image pick-up elementover a substrate having an insulating surface, an insulating layercovering a thin film transistor and an image pick-up element, a whitelight-emitting element provided over the insulating layer, a bank layerhaving a light-shielding property surrounding the edge of a whitelight-emitting element, and a coloring layer provided to an upper partof the bank layer to overlap with the white light-emitting element. Thebank layer has an opening portion in a position overlapping with theimage pick-up element. The coloring layer is characterized in not beingprovided in a position overlapping the image pick-up element.

The display device mounted with a read function according to the presentinvention includes a plurality of pixels over a substrate having aninsulating surface. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a first subpixel having a first light-emitting element exhibiting red emission, asecond sub pixel having a second light-emitting element exhibiting greenemission, a third sub pixel having a third light-emitting elementexhibiting blue emission, and a fourth sub pixel having an image pick-upelement. An insulating layer is provided over the image pick-up element.The first to third light-emitting elements are provided over theinsulating layer. A bank layer having a light-shielding property isprovided so as to surround the edges of the first to thirdlight-emitting elements. The bank layer has an opening portion in aposition overlapping with the image pick-up element.

The display device mounted with a read function according to the presentinvention includes a plurality of pixels over a substrate having aninsulating surface. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a first subpixel having a first light-emitting element exhibiting red emission, asecond sub pixel having a second light-emitting element exhibiting greenemission, a third sub pixel having a third light-emitting elementexhibiting blue emission, a fourth sub pixel having a first imagepick-up element, a fifth sub pixel having a second image pick-upelement, and a sixth image pick-up element having a third image pick-upelement. An insulating layer is provided over the first to third imagepick-up elements. The first to third light-emitting elements areprovided over the insulating layer. A bank layer having alight-shielding property is provided so as to surround the edges of thefirst to third light-emitting elements. The bank layer has an openingportion in a position overlapping with the image pick-up element.

The image pick-up element included in the foregoing display devicemounted with a read function has a crystalline semiconductor. Further,the image pick-up element included in the foregoing display devicemounted with a read function has a P-type region, an I-type region, andan N-type region.

The present invention is characterized in the variation of the area of asub pixel including a light-emitting element over a substrate. The firststructure is formed by decreasing the area of a green sub pixel to lessthan that of a red sub pixel or a blue sub pixel. A sub pixel having animage pick-up element is formed in an extra area thus obtained of thegreen sub pixel. The second structure is formed by decreasing the areasof the red and green sub pixels to less than that of the blue sub pixel.Then, a sub pixel having an image pick-up element is formed in an extraarea thus obtained of the red and green sub pixels.

According to the foregoing structures, even when the current densitiesof the light-emitting material of red, green, and blue are differentfrom each other, the variation of luminance in each color can beimproved by varying the emitting area to improve the white balance. Anextra sub pixel including an image pick-up element is not provided, butthe area of a sub pixel including a light-emitting element is reduced toimprove white balance. Subsequently, an image pick-up element isprovided in an extra region produced by reducing the area of the subpixel. Therefore, integration degree as much as that in the case of notincluding the image pick-up element can be kept even if the sub pixelincluding an image pick-up element is provided, and so high-definitionimages can be displayed despite providing the image pick-up element.

The display device mounted with a read function according to the presentinvention includes a plurality of pixels over a substrate having aninsulating surface. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a first subpixel having a light-emitting element exhibiting red emission, a secondsub pixel having a light-emitting element exhibiting green emission, athird sub pixel having a light-emitting element exhibiting blueemission, and a fourth sub pixel having an image pick-up element. Overthe substrate, the area of the first sub pixel is the same as that ofthe third sub pixel, and that the total area of the second sub pixel andthe fourth sub pixel is the same as that of the first sub pixel or thethird sub pixel.

The display device mounted with a read function according to the presentinvention includes a plurality of pixels over a substrate having aninsulating surface. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a first subpixel having a light-emitting element exhibiting red emission, a secondsub pixel having a light-emitting element exhibiting green emission, athird sub pixel having a light-emitting element exhibiting blueemission, and a fourth sub pixel having an image pick-up element, andthat the total area of the first sub pixel, the third sub pixel, and thefourth sub pixel are twice as large as the area of the second sub pixel.

The plurality of pixels is characterized in being arranged in a stripedpattern. The plurality of pixels is characterized in being arranged in adeltoid pattern. The plurality of pixels is characterized in beingarranged in a mosaic pattern.

The display device mounted with a read function according to the presentinvention can read out correctly information on an object to be read outsince a bank layer has a light-shielding property capable of preventingextra light from entering an image pick-up element.

The variation of luminance of each color can be improved by varying thearea of each sub pixel; accordingly, white balance can be improved.Further, an image pick-up element can be provided in an extra areaproduced by varying the area of each sub pixel, integration degree asmuch as that in the case of not including the image pick-up element canbe kept. Therefore, high resolution images can be displayed despiteproviding the image pick-up element.

These and other objects, features and advantages of the presentinvention will become more apparent upon reading of the followingdetailed description along with the accompanied drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIGS. 1A to 1C are explanatory views for showing a structure of adisplay device mounted with a read function according to the presentinvention;

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view for showing a structure of a displaydevice mounted with a read function according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view for showing a structure of a displaydevice mounted with a read function according to the present invention;

FIGS. 4A to 4C are explanatory views for showing a structure of adisplay device mounted with a read function according to the presentinvention;

FIGS. 5A to 5D are explanatory views for showing a structure of adisplay device mounted with a read function according to the presentinvention;

FIGS. 6A to 6E are explanatory views for showing a structure of adisplay device mounted with a read function according to the presentinvention;

FIGS. 7A to 7E are explanatory views for showing a structure of adisplay device mounted with a read function according to the presentinvention;

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view for showing a structure of a displaydevice mounted with a read function according to the present invention;

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view for showing a structure of a displaydevice mounted with a read function according to the present invention;

FIGS. 10A and 10B are explanatory views for showing a panel;

FIGS. 11A to 11F are explanatory views for showing electric appliances;

FIGS. 12A to 12C are explanatory views for showing usage patterns of adisplay device mounted with a read function according to the presentinvention; and

FIGS. 13A to 13D are explanatory views for showing usage patterns of adisplay device mounted with a read function according to the presentinvention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Embodiments according to the present invention are explained in detailwith reference to the drawings. Through the drawings of the embodiments,like components are denoted by like numerals as of these embodimentswith each other and will not be further explained.

Embodiment 1

In order to explain the structure of a display device mounted with aread function, the manufacturing process thereof is firstly explained.

An insulating layer 102 serving as a base layer is formed over asubstrate 101 having an insulating surface (FIG. 1A). As the substrate101, a glass substrate, a quartz substrate, a silicon substrate, or aplastic substrate having heat resistance that can withstand processtemperature is used.

An amorphous semiconductor layer is formed on the insulating film 102 bya known method (a sputtering method, a plasma CVD method, or the like).Then, a crystalline semiconductor layer 115 is formed by crystallizingthe amorphous semiconductor layer by a known crystallization method (alaser crystallization method, a thermal crystallization method, athermal crystallization method using a catalyst such as nickel).

Then, the crystallization semiconductor layer 115 is pattern processedto form an island-like crystalline semiconductor layer. And then,predetermined processes such as a film formation process of a thin film,an etching process, and a doping process are performed to form thin filmtransistors 103, 104, and an image pick-up element 105 (FIG. 1B).Semiconductor layers included in the thin film transistors 103, 104, andthe image pick-up element 105 are crystalline semiconductor layers andformed over the insulating layer 102. As just described, the imagepick-up element 105 can be formed over the substrate 101 without addinga new mask by making the image pick-up element 105 include a crystallinesemiconductor layer as with the thin film transistors 103, 104.

Without being restricted by the foregoing structure, an amorphoussemiconductor layer or a microcrystalline semiconductor layer havingexcellent optical conductivity may be used as the semiconductor layerincluded in the image pick-up element 105. In the case that an amorphoussemiconductor layer is formed as the semiconductor layer included in theimage pick-up element 105 and crystalline semiconductor layers areformed as the semiconductor layers included in the thin film transistors103, 104, the crystallinity of the semiconductor layers in the imagepick-up element 105 and thin film transistors 103, 104 are differentfrom each other, and so these semiconductor layers are required to beformed individually. Therefore, a new mask is required to be added.

In order to form semiconductor layers having different crystallinity, aprocess of performing selectively laser light irradiation may be usedinstead of a process of adding a new mask.

The thin film transistor 103 has a crystalline semiconductor layerincluding an impurity region 109 and a channel formation region 110, agate insulating layer 111, and conductive layers 112, 113 serving as agate electrode 114. The thin film transistor 103 controls the operationof the image pick-up element 105. The thin film transistor 104 has acrystalline semiconductor layer including an impurity region 119 and achannel formation region 120, a gate insulating layer 111, andconductive layers 122, 123 serving as a gate electrode 121. The thinfilm transistor 104 controls the operation of a light-emitting element142 to be formed later. The gate electrodes of the thin film transistor103, 104 are made from conductive materials into single layers orlaminated layers. For example, a laminated layer structure composed oftungsten (W)/tungsten nitride (WN) (the ratio between the tungsten andthe nitrogen is not limited), molybdenum (Mo)/aluminum (Al)/Mo, orMo/molybdenum nitride (MoN) (the ratio between the molybdenum (Mo) andnitrogen (N) is not limited) may be adopted.

The image pick-up element 105 has a P-type region 106, an I-type region107, and an N-type region 108. The P-type region 106, the I-type region107, and the N-type region 108 are provided to be neighbored each othertransversely. The image pick-up element 105 having the P-type region106, the I-type region 107, and the N-type region 108 is a photovoltaicelement that generates an electromotive force by a photoeffect of asemiconductor. However, not only the photovoltaic element but also aphotoconductive element that changes electric resistance by light can beused as the image pick-up element 105. In the case of using thephotoconductive element, the image pick-up element 105 includes theP-type region, the I-type region, and the P-type region; or the N-typeregion, I-type region, and the N-type region.

Insulating layers 124 to 126 are formed so as to cover the thin filmtransistors 103, 104, and the image pick-up element 105. The insulatinglayers 124 to 126 are made from an inorganic material such as siliconoxide or silicon nitride, an organic material such as polyimide oracrylic, or the like. As the organic material, a siloxane based materialmay be used. The siloxane is composed of a skeleton formed by the bondof silicon (Si) and oxygen (O), in which an organic group containing atleast hydrogen (such as an alkyl group or aromatic hydrocarbon) isincluded as a substituent. Alternatively, a fluoro group may be used asthe substituent. Further alternatively, a fluoro group and an organicgroup containing at least hydrogen may be used as the substituent.

Opening portions are formed in the insulating layers 124 to 126. Then,conductive layers 130 to 135 for filling the opening portions areformed. The conductive layers 130 to 135 serve as source drain wirings(a source wiring or a drain wiring). The conductive layers 130 to 135may be formed to have a lamination structure composed of titanium(Ti)/aluminum silicon (Al—Si) (aluminum added with silicon (Si))/Ti,Mo/Al—Si/Mo, or MoN/Al—Si/MoN. Alternatively, a material containingaluminum as its main component including nickel, or an alloy materialincluding nickel and either or both of carbon and silicon may be used.

A conductive layer 136 is formed on the conductive layer 134. Theconductive layer 136 serves as a pixel electrode of the light-emittingelement. As the conductive layer 136, indium tin oxide (ITO) transparentto light, ITO added with silicon oxide, indium zinc oxide (IZO), zincoxide added with gallium (GZO), or the like may be used.

A bank layer 137 is formed so as to cover the conductive layers 130 to136 (FIG. 1C). Two opening portions 138, 139 are formed in the banklayer 137. The opening portion 138 is formed to cover the image pick-upelement 105. The other opening portion 139 is formed to expose theconductive layer 136. The bank layer 137 has a light shielding property,which is formed by a spin coating method using a material prepared byadding and stirring carbon particles, metal particles, pigment, coloringmaterials, or the like. When carbon particles or metal particles areadded to the organic materials, a surface active agent or a dispersingagent may be added thereto to mix the carbon particles or the metalparticles uniformly.

An electroluminescent layer 140 is formed on the conductive layer 136(FIG. 2). Then, a conductive layer 141 is formed on theelectroluminescent layer 140. The conductive layer 141 serves as anopposing electrode. A laminated body of the conductive layer 136, theelectroluminescent layer 140, and a conductive layer 141 are equivalentto a light-emitting element 142. An opposing substrate that is opposedto the substrate 101 is provided. An optical film such as a circularpolarizing plate can be provided over one surface of the substrate 101and one surface of the opposing substrate 143.

The display device mounted with a read function according to the presentinvention completed though the foregoing processes has a displayfunction and a read function. When utilizing the display function, animage is displayed by lighting (emitting) or non-lighting (non-emitting)the light-emitting element 142 in the direction of the opposingsubstrate 143 to make light that is reflected by an object to be read144 enter into the image pick-up element 105. Accordingly, theinformation on the object to be read 144 is read.

The display device mounted with a read function according to the presentinvention mainly has the thin film transistors 103, 104, and the imagepick-up element 105 over the substrate 101 having an insulating surface;the insulating layers 124 to 126 covering the thin film transistors 103,104, and the image pick-up element 105; the light-emitting element 142formed over the insulating layers 124 to 126; and the bank layer 137with a light-shielding property surrounding the edge of thelight-emitting element 142. The bank layer 137 has the opening portion138 in a position overlapping with the image pick-up element 105.

According to the present invention, light that is not reflected by theobject to be read 144 is prevented from entering the image pick-upelement 105 by using a material having a light-shielding property as thebank layer 137 surrounding the edge of the light-emitting element.Further, since the bank layer 137 has the opening portion in theposition overlapping with the image pick-up element 105, the lightreflected by the object to be read 144 can enter the image pick-upelement 105 without being absorbed by the bank layer 137 having alight-shielding property to read the information on the object to beread 144.

As noted above, in the case that the bank layer 137 has alight-shielding property, a high-resolution image can be displayed sinceoutlines of pixels (boundaries between pixels) become clarified.Further, reflected light entered from the outside is reduced to preventreflected glare, and so an optical film such as a polarized platebecomes not required, which leads to reduce the size, thickness, andweight.

Although the direction of light emitted from the light-emitting element142 is not especially limited, top emission, that is, light generated inthe light-emitting element 142 is emitted toward the opposing substrate143, or dual emission, that is, light generated in the light-emittingelement 142 is emitted toward both of the substrate 101 and the opposingsubstrate 143, is constructive from the fact that unwanted light isreduced or removed by forming the bank layer 137 to have alight-shielding property. Bottom emission, that is, light generated inthe light-emitting element 142 is emitted to the direction of thesubstrate 101, may be used although it has less effects than those ofthe top emission and the dual emission.

In the case of top emission in which the thin film transistor 104 forcontrolling the operation of the light-emitting element 142 has theconductivity of N-type (N-channel type), the light-emitting element 142is formed to have a reverse structure in which a pixel electrode servesas a cathode and an opposing electrode serves as an anode. In the casethat the thin film transistor has the conductivity of P-type (P-channeltype), the light-emitting element 142 is formed to have a forwardstructure in which the pixel electrode serves as an anode and theopposing electrode serves as a cathode. In that case, a reflector isprovided at the bottom of the pixel electrode to make light generated inthe light-emitting element 142 go to the side of the opposing substrate143. The cross-sectional structure in FIG. 2 adopts the foregoingstructure in which a conductive layer 134 serving as a reflector isprovided at the bottom of the conductive layer 136 serving as the pixelelectrode of the light-emitting element 142.

In the case of dual emission, both of the pixel electrode and theopposing electrode of the light-emitting element 142 are made from amaterial having a light-transmitting property or alternatively formed tohave a thickness capable of transmitting light.

In the case of bottom emission in which the thin film transistor 104 hasthe conductivity of N-type, the light-emitting element 142 is formed tohave a reverse structure in which the pixel electrode serves as acathode and the opposing electrode serves as an anode. In that case, areflector is provided at the top of the opposing electrode to make lightgenerated in the light-emitting element 142 go to the side of thesubstrate 101. In the case that the thin film transistor 104 has theconductivity of P-type, the light-emitting element 142 is formed to havea forward structure in which the pixel electrode 142 is formed by ananode and the opposing electrode is formed by a cathode.

The display device mounted with a read function according to the presentinvention is not limited to use a light-emitting element that emits redemission, green emission, or blue emission. The device can use a whitelight-emitting element and a coloring layer, or a blue light-emittingelement and a color conversion layer. A cross-sectional structure of adisplay device mounted with a read function using the whitelight-emitting element and the coloring layer is explained withreference to the drawing.

Image pick-up elements 151 to 153 and thin film transistors 154 to 156are provided over the substrate 101, and insulating layers 124 to 126are provided so as to cover the image pick-up elements 151 to 153 andthe thin film transistors 154 to 156 (FIG. 3). White light-emittingelements 157 to 159 are provided over the insulating layers 124 to 126,and a bank layer 137 surrounding the edges of the white light-emittingelements 157 to 159 is formed. The bank layer 137 has opening portions164 to 166 in a position of overlapping the image pick-up elements 151to 153.

An opposing substrate 143 having coloring layers 161 to 163 is providedso as to oppose to the substrate 101. Each of the coloring layers 161 to163 corresponds to red, blue, or green. The white light-emittingelements 157 to 159 exhibit any one of red, green, and blue via any oneof the coloring layers 161 to 163.

In the case of using the blue light-emitting element and the colorconversion layer, blue light-emitting elements may be used instead ofthe white light-emitting elements 157 to 159, and the color conversionlayers may be used instead of the coloring layers 161 to 163.

In the foregoing structure, light emitted from each of the whitelight-emitting elements 157 to 159 passes through each of the coloringlayers 161 to 163 to reach the surface of the object to be read 144.Light reflected by the surface of the object to be read 144 is receivedby each of the image pick-up elements 151 to 153 to read out informationon the object to be read 144.

By forming a light-emitting element to have a coloring layer or a colorconversion layer transmitting light at a certain wavelength band at thelight output side of the light-emitting element like the foregoingstructure, color purity can be improved and the pixel portion can beprevented from being a mirror surface (reflected glare). Further, thecoloring layer or the color conversion layer makes it possible to omit acircular polarizing plate or the like which is required conventionally,consequently, loss of light emitted from the electroluminescent layercan be eliminated. Further, the change of color occurred in the case ofviewing obliquely can be reduced. In the case of using the whitelight-emitting element or the blue light-emitting element, thepatterning of an electroluminescent layer is not required, and so theprocess of patterning can be shortened to reduce the cost.

The structure of the display device mounted with a read functionaccording to the present invention having a cross-sectional structureillustrated in FIGS. 1A to 3 is explained with reference to thedrawings.

A display device mounted with a read function according to the presentinvention includes a source driver 202, a gate driver 203, a sensorsource driver 204, a sensor gate driver 205, a pixel region 207 providedwith a plurality of pixels 206 in a matrix configuration over asubstrate 101 having an insulating surface 101 (FIG. 4A). The pixel 206includes a plurality of sub pixels composed of at least a sub pixel witha light-emitting element and a sub pixel with an image pick-up element.The source driver 202 and the gate driver 203 control the operation ofthe sub pixel having the light-emitting element, whereas the sensorsource driver 204 and the sensor gate driver 205 control the operationof the sub pixel with the image pick-up element.

The pixel 206 is formed to have various structures, for example, thepixel 206 may be formed to include a first sub pixel 211 with a firstlight-emitting element exhibiting red emission, a second sub pixel 212with a second light-emitting element exhibiting green emission, a thirdsub pixel 213 with a third light-emitting element exhibiting blueemission, and a fourth sub pixel 214 with an image pick-up element (FIG.4B). Each of the first to fourth sub pixels 211 to 214 includes a thinfilm transistor for controlling the light-emitting element or the imagepick-up element.

In the case of having the foregoing structure, every time a lighting subpixel is switched, an image is read out. Thereafter, the read outinformation is synthesized to obtain colored information on the objectto be read out. Specifically, the first sub pixel 211 is lighted, andinformation on the object to be read out is read out by the fourth subpixel 214, lastly, the third sub pixel 213 is lighted to read out theinformation on the object to be read out by the fourth sub pixel 214.When synthesizing three pieces of the read out information, the coloredinformation on the object to be read out can be obtained. In the case ofthe structure, colored information on the object to be read out can beobtained by reading three times.

As another structure of the pixel 206, the pixel 206 may be formed toinclude the first sub pixel 211 with the first light-emitting elementexhibiting red emission, the second sub pixel 212 with the secondlight-emitting element exhibiting green emission, the third sub pixel213 with the third light-emitting element exhibiting blue emission, thefourth sub pixel 214 with the image pick-up element, a fifth sub pixel215 with a second image pick-up element, and a six sub pixel 216 with athird image pick-up element (FIG. 4C). Each of the first to sixth subpixels 211 to 216 includes a thin film transistor for controlling thelight-emitting element or the image pick-up element.

Each of a pair of the first sub pixel 211 and the fourth sub pixel 214,a pair of the second sub pixel 212 and the fifth sub pixel 215, and apair of the third sub pixel 213 and the sixth sub pixel 216 is providedso as to neighbor each other. Further, the total area of the first subpixel 211 and the fourth sub pixel 214, the total area of the second subpixel 212 and the fifth sub pixel 215, and the total area of the thirdsub pixel 213 and the sixth sub pixel 216 are the same or approximatelythe same magnitude.

In the case of having the foregoing structure, the first to third subpixels 211 to 213 are lightened simultaneously to read out informationon the object to be read by the fourth to sixth sub pixels 214 to 216.The fourth sub pixel 214 receives reflected light generated in the firstsub pixel 211, the fifth sub pixel 215 receives reflected lightgenerated in the second sub pixel 212, and the sixth sub pixel 216receives reflected light generated in the third sub pixel 213. In thisstructure, colored information on the object to be read out can beobtained by reading once. The “reflected light” described herein refersto light that is generated in the light-emitting element and reflectedby the surface of the object to be read.

As more another structure of the pixel 206, the pixel 206 may be formedto include the first to third sub pixel 211 to 213 having light-emittingelements, and the sub pixels 226, 227 having image pick-up elements(FIG. 5A). The sub pixels 226, 227 receive reflected light of the firstto third sub pixels 211 to 213. In this structure, colored informationon the object to be read can be obtained by reading three times.

As further more another structure of the pixel 206, the pixel 206 may beformed to include the first to third sub pixel 211 to 213 havinglight-emitting elements, and the sub pixels 220 to 225 having imagepick-up elements (FIG. 5B). The sub pixels 220, 223 receive thereflected light of the first sub pixel 211, the sub pixels 221, 224receive the reflected light of the second sub pixel 212, and the subpixels 222, 225 receive the reflected light of the third sub pixel 213.In this structure, colored information on the object to be read out canbe obtained by reading once.

As still further structure of the pixel 206, the pixel 206 may be formedto include the first to third sub pixel 211 to 213 having light-emittingelements, and the sub pixels 230 to 241 having image pick-up elements(FIG. 5C). The sub pixels 230, 231, 236, and 237 receive the reflectedlight of the first sub pixel 211, the sub pixels 232, 233, 238, and 239receive the reflected light of the second sub pixel 212, and the subpixels 234, 235, 240, and 241 receive the reflected light of the thirdsub pixel 213. In this structure, colored information on the object tobe read out can be also obtained by reading once.

The foregoing pixel 206 is formed into a rectangular shape. However, thepresent invention is not limited to the shape. For example, the pixel206 may be formed into a polygonal shape such as a hexagonal shape (FIG5D) or into a circular shape.

In the foregoing, the case that the first to third sub pixels 211 to 213include light-emitting elements emitting light of red, green, or blue isexplained; however, the present invention is not limited to theexplained case. For example, the first sub pixel 211 may have a whitelight-emitting element and a red coloring layer or alternatively, have alight-emitting element exhibiting blue emission and a color conversionlayer, since the first sub pixel 211 may emit red emission outside. Thesecond sub pixel 212 may have a white light-emitting element and a greencoloring layer, or alternatively have a blue light-emitting element anda color conversion layer, since the second sub pixel 212 may emit greenemission outside. The third sub pixel 213 may have a whitelight-emitting element and a blue coloring layer, or alternatively ablue light-emitting element and a color conversion layer, since thethird sub pixel 213 emit blue emission outside.

Embodiment 2

As noted above, a pixel 206 included in a display device mounted with aread function according to the present invention has a plurality of subpixels composed of at least one sub pixel with a light-emitting elementand one sub pixel with an image pick-up element. Hereinafter, thestructure of the display device mounted with a read functioncharacterized in varying the area of the sub pixel provided over asubstrate.

The first structure of the display device mounted with a read functionis explained with reference to the drawings. The pixel 206 may be formedto include a first sub pixel 211 with a light-emitting elementexhibiting red emission, a second sub pixel 212 with a light-emittingelement exhibiting green emission, a third sub pixel 213 with alight-emitting element exhibiting blue emission, and a fourth sub pixel214 with an image pick-up element (FIGS. 6A to 6E). Over the substrate,the area of the first sub pixel 211 is the same or approximately thesame as that of the third sub pixel 213, and the total area of thesecond sub pixel 212 and the fourth sub pixel 214 is the same orapproximately the same as that of the first sub pixel 211 or the thirdsub pixel 213.

The area ratio between the second sub pixel 212 and the fourth sub pixel214 may be 3:1 (FIGS. 6A to 6C) or 5:1 (FIGS. 6D and 6E). The area ratiomay be set in accordance with the current density of light-emittingmaterials of red, green, and blue so that luminance variation of eachcolor is improved. The areas of the second sub pixel 212 and the fourthsub pixel 214 may be divided horizontally (FIGS. 6A to 6C) orvertically. The arrangement of the first to fourth sub pixels 211 to 214included in the pixel 206 may be selected from stripe arrangement, thatis, stripe arrangement composed of sets of sub pixels corresponding tored, green, and blue arranged so that each color is observed as stripes(FIG. 6A, 6D), delta arrangement composed of sets of sub pixelscorresponding to red, green, and blue alternatively moved to halfpitches (FIGS. 6B, 6E), or mosaic arrangement composed of sets of subpixels corresponding to red, green, and blue arranged so that each coloris observed diagonal lines (FIG. 6C). The stripe arrangement is suitableto display lines, figures, or characters, and so preferably used for amonitor. The mosaic arrangement can provide more natural images thanthat of the stripe arrangement, and so preferably used for a televisionapparatus. Further, the delta arrangement can also provide naturalimages, and so preferably used for a television apparatus or the like.

Then, the second structure is explained with reference to the drawings.The pixel 206 has the first sub pixel 211 with the light-emittingelement exhibiting red emission, the second sub pixel 212 with thelight-emitting element exhibiting green emission, the third sub pixel213 with the light-emitting element exhibiting blue emission, and thefourth sub pixel 214 with the image pick-up element (FIGS. 7A to 7E).The total area of the first sub pixel 211, the third sub pixel 213, andthe fourth sub pixel 214 is twice or schematically twice as large asthat of the second sub pixel 212.

The area ratio among the first sub pixel 211, the third sub pixel 213,and the fourth sub pixel 214 may be, for example, 1:1:1 (FIG. 7A to 7C).Alternatively, the area ratio may be 5:4:3 (FIGS. 7D, 7E). The arearatio may be determined in accordance with the current density of thelight-emitting material of red, green, and blue in order to improve thevariation of luminance in each color. The arrangement of the first tofourth sub pixels 211 to 214 may adopt any kinds of arrangement of astripe arrangement (FIGS. 7A, 7D), a delta arrangement (FIGS. 7B, 7E),and a mosaic arrangement (FIG. 7C).

As noted above, the present invention is characterized in varying thearea of the sub pixel including the light-emitting element over thesubstrate. By the virtue of this characteristic, the variation ofluminance in each color and the white balance can be improved by varyingthe emitting area even when the current densities of the light-emittingmaterial of red, green, and blue are different from each other. An extrasub pixel including an image pick-up element is not provided, but thearea of a sub pixel including a light-emitting element is reduced toimprove white balance. Subsequently, an image pick-up element isprovided in a region produced by reducing the area of the sub pixel.Therefore, integration degree as much as that in the case of notincluding the image pick-up element can be kept even if the sub pixelincluding an image pick-up element is provided, and so high-definitionimages can be displayed. This embodiment can be freely combined with theforegoing embodiments.

EXAMPLE 1

A pixel 206 included in a display device mounted with a read functionaccording to the present invention has a plurality of sub pixelscomposed of one sub pixel having at least a light-emitting element andone sub pixel having an image pick-up element. Here, an example of anequivalent circuit of the pixel 206 is explained with reference to thedrawings.

Firstly, the equivalent circuit in the case that the pixel 206 has afirst sub pixel 211 having a first light-emitting element exhibiting redemission, a second sub pixel 212 having a second light-emitting elementexhibiting green emission, a third sub pixel 213 having a thirdlight-emitting element exhibiting blue emission, and a fourth sub pixel214 having an image pick-up element is explained (FIG. 8).

Each of the first sub pixel 211 to the third sub pixel 213 has a switchtransistor 250, a drive transistor 251, a capacitor element 252, and alight-emitting element 253 in a region surrounded by a source line Sx (xis a natural number), a power source line Vx, and a gate line Gy (y is anatural number). The switching transistor 250 is a transistor forcontrolling the input of a video signal to the sub pixel having eitherthe conductivity of N-type or P-type. The driver transistor 251 is atransistor for controlling a current value flowing through thelight-emitting element 253 having either the conductivity of N-type orP-type. The capacitor element 252 serves to hold a video signal inputtedto the sub pixel. In the structure shown in the drawing, the switchingtransistor 250 has the conductivity of N-type, whereas the drivingtransistor 251 has the conductivity of P-type.

The fourth sub pixel 214 has a selection transistor 254, anamplification transistor 255, a reset transistor 256, and an imagepick-up element 257 in a region surrounded by a source line Sam (m is anatural number), a reset line Rn (n is a natural number), a power sourceline Vam, and a gate line Gan. The reset transistor 256 is a transistorfor resetting potential difference between the region of one end of theimage pick-up element 257 and the region of the other end of the imagepick-up element 257. The amplification transistor is a transistor foramplifying a signal that is read out by the image pick-up element 257.The selection transistor 254 controls the supply of a signal that isread out by the image pick-up element 257 to a sensor source driver. Inthe structure shown in the drawing, the selection transistor 254 and theamplification transistor 255 has the conductivity of P-type, whereas thereset transistor 256 has the conductivity of N-type.

The case that the equivalent circuit has the first sub pixel 211 havingthe first light-emitting element exhibiting red emission, the second subpixel 212 having the second light-emitting element exhibiting greenemission, the third sub pixel 213 having the third light-emittingelement exhibiting blue emission, and the fourth sub pixel 214 having afirst image pick-up element, a fifth sub pixel 215 having a second imagepick-up element, and a sixth sub pixel 216 having a third image pick-upelement is explained (FIG. 9).

In that case, as with the structure of the foregoing pixel, each of thefirst sub pixel 211 to the third sub pixel 213 has the switch transistor250, the drive transistor 251, the capacitor element 252, and thelight-emitting element 253, and each of the fourth sub pixel 214 to thesixth sub pixel 216 has the selection transistor 254, the amplificationtransistor 255, the reset transistor 256, and the image pick-uptransistor 257. This example can be freely combined to the foregoingembodiments.

EXAMPLE 2

In this example, the structure of a panel that is one embodiment of adisplay device mounted with a read function is explained with referenceto the drawings. The panel has a source driver 202, a gate driver 203, asensor source driver 204, a sensor gate driver 205, a pixel region 207provided with a plurality of pixels in a matrix configuration, aconnecting film 401, an opposing substrate 143 that is opposed to asubstrate 101 having an insulating surface over the substrate 101 (FIG.10A). The connecting film 401 is connected to an external IC chip.

FIG. 10B is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 10A taken along line A-B forshowing an image pick-up element 405, a light-emitting element 406, anda driver transistor 407, each of which is provided to a pixel region207; and a CMOS element 404 provided to the source driver 202. Further,the cross-sectional structure of the element provided to the sensorsource driver 204 is not illustrated in FIG. 10B.

Sealant 403 is provided so as to surround the pixel region 207 and theforegoing four drivers to bond the substrate 101 to the opposingsubstrate 143. The process is a process of protecting the light-emittingelement 406 from moisture. Here, a sealing method using a cover member(glass, ceramics, plastic, metal, or the like) is used. Alternatively, asealing method using thermal curing resin or ultraviolet curing resin,or a sealing method using a thin film having high barrier function suchas metal oxide or nitride can be used.

Since the element over the substrate 101 is made of a crystallinesemiconductor (polysilicon) having excellent characteristics such asmobility, it can be realized that the element is formed to bemonolithic. Therefore, the number of the connecting external ICs can bereduced, and so the element can be formed to be small, lightweight, andthin-shaped.

Further, a touch panel function can be provided to the display devicemounted with a read function according to the present invention. Thetouch panel is operated by using an input pen 402 to reflect light fromthe pen tip of the input pen 402. That is, light generated in thelight-emitting element 406 is reflected off the pen tip of the input pen402, and the reflected light is entered into the image pick-up element405, then, the position indicated by the input pen 402 can berecognized.

There is the conventional device mounted with a touch panel using aresistance film. In this system, the resistance film is required to beprovided over the surface of the display screen. Accordingly, user viewsan image via the resistance film, which may lead the deterioration ofthe luminance of the image. Further, the device becomes deformed to bedestroyed with time, that is, the device has a problem with thedurability. Even if the device is not destroyed, there may arise aproblem in detection accuracy of pen-based input due to the deformation.However, in the case that a touch panel function is provided to thedisplay device mounted with a read function according to the presentinvention, a sharp image can be displayed without detracting from theluminance of the displayed image. Further, the display device accordingto the present invention can remain being superior in durability anddetection accuracy. This example can be freely combined with theforegoing embodiments and examples.

EXAMPLE 3

In this embodiment, electric appliances including a display devicemounted with a read function according to the present invention isexplained with reference to the drawing. As electric appliances havingpixel regions including light-emitting elements, a television apparatus(also referred to as a television or television receiver), a digitalcamera, a digital video camera, a cellular phone unit (also referred toas a cellular phone handset or cellular phone), a personal digitalassistant such as PDA, a portable game machine, a monitor for acomputer, a sound reproduction device such as a car audio, a domesticgame machine, and the like can be nominated. Specific examples of theforegoing electric appliances are explained with reference to FIGS. 11Ato 11F.

The cellular phone includes a display portion mounted with a readfunction 9102 (FIG. 11A). The display portion mounted with a readfunction described in Embodiments 1 and 2 can be applied to the displayportion mounted with a read function 9102.

The personal digital assistant includes a display portion mounted with aread function 9301, an input pen 9302, and the like (FIG. 11B). Thedisplay portion mounted with a read function described in Embodiments 1and 2 can be applied to the display portion mounted with a read function9301.

The digital video camera includes display portions mounted with readfunctions 9701, 9702, and the like (FIG. 11C). The display portionmounted with a read function described in Embodiments 1 and 2 can beapplied to the display portions mounted with read functions 9701, 9702.

The portable game machine includes a display portion mounted with a readfunction 9402 and the like (FIG. 11D). The display portion mounted witha read function described in Embodiments 1 and 2 can be applied to thedisplay portion mounted with a read function 9402.

Another personal digital assistant includes a display portion mountedwith a read function 9202 and the like (FIG. 11E). The display portionmounted with a read function described in Embodiments 1 and 2 can beapplied to the display portion mounted with a read function 9202.

The monitor device includes a display portion mounted with a readfunction 9502, an input pen 9503, and the like (FIG. 11F). The displayportion mounted with a read function described in Embodiments 1 and 2can be applied to the display portion mounted with a read function 9502.

By applying the display device mounted with a read function according tothe present invention, not only a display function but also a readfunction can be provided. Therefore, a sophisticated and value-addedelectric appliance can be provided. Moreover, a touch panel function canbe added by providing an input pen, an increasingly sophisticated andvalue-added electric appliance can be provided.

EXAMPLE 4

A display device mounted with a read function according to the presentinvention has two functions of a display function and a read function.In this example, a switching system of both of the functions isexplained with reference to the drawings.

The power of the display device mounted with a read function is turnedon to be started (FIG. 12A). After starting, the display device isturned into a display mode automatically, a display portion is turnedon, and a sensor portion is turned off. The display portion describedherein is equivalent to a sub pixel having a light-emitting element anda driver for controlling the sub pixel. The sensor potion is equivalentto a sub pixel having an image pick-up element and a driver forcontrolling the sub pixel.

When moving from the display mode to a read out mode, a button, an inputpen, and the like provided to the display device are used. In the readout mode, both of the display portion and the sensor portion are turnedon. When moving from the read out mode to the display mode, the button,the input pen, and the like provided to the display device are used.

The display device mounted with a read function according to the presentinvention is suitable for a personal digital assistant such as a PDA ora cellular phone. For example, a business card is put over a displayscreen after changing to the read out mode, the display device reads outan image quickly (FIG. 12B), and the read out image can be displayed onthe display screen after changing from the read out mode to the displaymode (FIG. 12C).

As an object to be read out, not only the business card, but alsobiological information on living body such as a fingerprint can be readout. In the case that the biological information can be read out,authentication can be operated. For example, a finger is pressed to thescreen of the personal digital assistant, and the information on thefingerprint is read out (FIGS. 13A and 13B). The information on thefingerprint is, specifically, information on a bifurcation point and acorner point (FIG. 13C). When the read out of the bifurcation point andthe corner point of the fingerprint is terminated, the information ischecked against information on the fingerprint that is preliminarilystored in a data base (FIG. 13D). In the other example, when the readout of the bifurcation point and the corner point of the fingerprint isterminated, the ID number is inputted in the same time. According to theID number, personal information on the fingerprint stored in a data baseis identified. The read out fingerprint information is checked againstthe identified fingerprint information (FIG. 13D). By using the abovementioned personal recognition function, anyone else can be preventedfrom using one's own portable terminal, and electronic commerce can becarried out using a portable terminal.

This application is based on Japanese Patent Application serial no.2000-210103 filed in Japan Patent Office on Jul. 16^(th), 2004, thecontents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

Although the present invention has been fully described by way ofexamples with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to beunderstood that various changes and modifications will be apparent tothose skilled in the art. Therefore, unless otherwise such changes andmodifications depart from the scope of the present invention hereinafterdescribed, they should be construed as being included therein.

1. A display device comprising: a substrate having an insulatingsurface; and a plurality of pixels, wherein each of the plurality ofpixels comprises: a first transistor over the substrate; a secondtransistor over the substrate; an image pick-up element over thesubstrate and electrically connected to the second transistor; a lightemitting element electrically connected to the first transistor; aninsulating layer; and a light-shielding layer over the insulating layer,wherein the insulating layer is formed under the light emitting element,and formed over the first transistor, the second transistor and theimage pick-up element, and wherein the light-shielding layer hasopenings over the light emitting element and over the image pick-upelement.
 2. A display device comprising: a substrate having aninsulating surface; and a plurality of pixels, wherein each of theplurality of pixels comprises: a first transistor over the substrate; asecond transistor over the substrate; an image pick-up element over thesubstrate and electrically connected to the second transistor; a lightemitting element electrically connected to the first transistor; acoloring layer over the light emitting element; an insulating layer; anda light-shielding layer over the insulating layer, wherein theinsulating layer is formed under the light emitting element, and formedover the first transistor, the second transistor and the image pick-upelement, and wherein the light-shielding layer has openings over thelight emitting element and over the image pick-up element.
 3. A displaydevice comprising: a substrate having an insulating surface; and aplurality of pixels, wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises:a first transistor over the substrate; a second transistor over thesubstrate; a third transistor over the substrate; a fourth transistorover the substrate; an image pick-up element over the substrate andelectrically connected to the fourth transistor; a first light emittingelement electrically connected to the first transistor; a second lightemitting element electrically connected to the second transistor; athird light emitting element electrically connected to the thirdtransistor; an insulating layer; and a light-shielding layer over theinsulating layer; wherein the insulating layer is formed under the firstlight emitting element, the second light emitting element and the thirdlight emitting element, and formed over the first transistor, the secondtransistor, the third transistor, the fourth transistor and the imagepick-up element, and wherein the light-shielding layer having hasopenings over the first light emitting element, over the second lightemitting element, over the third light emitting element and over theimage pick-up element.
 4. A display device comprising: a substratehaving an insulating surface; and a plurality of pixels, wherein each ofthe plurality of pixels comprises: a first transistor over thesubstrate; a second transistor over the substrate; a third transistorover the substrate; a fourth transistor over the substrate; an imagepick-up element over the substrate and electrically connected to thefourth transistor; a first light emitting element electrically connectedto the first transistor; a second light emitting element electricallyconnected to the second transistor; a third light emitting elementelectrically connected to the third transistor; a first coloring layerover the first light emitting element; a second coloring layer over thesecond light emitting element; a third coloring layer over the thirdlight emitting element, an insulating layer; and a light-shielding layerover the insulating layer; wherein the insulating layer is formed underthe first light emitting element, the second light emitting element andthe third light emitting element, and formed over the first transistor,the second transistor, the third transistor, the fourth transistor andthe image pick-up element, and wherein the light-shielding layer havinghas openings over the first light emitting element, over the secondlight emitting element, over the third light emitting element and overthe image pick-up element.
 5. A display device comprising: a substratehaving an insulating surface; and a plurality of pixels, wherein each ofthe plurality of pixels comprising: comprises: a first transistor overthe substrate; a second transistor over the substrate; a thirdtransistor over the substrate; a fourth transistor over the substrate; afifth transistor over the substrate; a sixth transistor over thesubstrate; a first image pick-up element over the substrate andelectrically connected to the fourth transistor; a second image pick-upelement over the substrate and electrically connected to the fifthtransistor; a third image pick-up element over the substrate andelectrically connected to the sixth transistor; a first light emittingelement electrically connected to the first transistor; a second lightemitting element electrically connected to the second transistor; athird light emitting element electrically connected to the thirdtransistor; an insulating layer; and a light-shielding layer over theinsulating layer; wherein the insulating layer is formed under the firstlight emitting element, the second light emitting element and the thirdlight emitting element, and formed over the first transistor, the secondtransistor, the third transistor, the fourth transistor, the fifthtransistor, the sixth transistor, the first image pick-up element, thesecond image pick-up element and the third image pick-up element, andwherein the light-shielding layer having has openings over the firstlight emitting element, over the second light emitting element, over thethird light emitting element, over the first image pick-up element, overthe second image pick-up element and over the third image pick-upelement.
 6. A display device comprising: a substrate having aninsulating surface; and a plurality of pixels, wherein each of theplurality of pixels comprises: a first transistor over the substrate; asecond transistor over the substrate; a third transistor over thesubstrate; a fourth transistor over the substrate; a fifth transistorover the substrate; a sixth transistor over the substrate; a first imagepick-up element over the substrate and electrically connected to thefourth transistor; a second image pick-up element over the substrate andelectrically connected to the fifth transistor; a third image pick-upelement over the substrate and electrically connected to the sixthtransistor; a first light emitting element electrically connected to thefirst transistor; a second light emitting element electrically connectedto the second transistor; a third light emitting element electricallyconnected to the third transistor; a first coloring layer over the firstlight emitting element; a second coloring layer over the second lightemitting element; a third coloring layer over the third light emittingelement, an insulating layer; and a light-shielding layer over theinsulating layer; wherein the insulating layer is formed under the firstlight emitting element, the second light emitting element and the thirdlight emitting element, and formed over the first transistor, the secondtransistor, the third transistor, the fourth transistor, the fifthtransistor, the sixth transistor, the first image pick-up element, thesecond image pick-up element and the third image pick-up element, andwherein the light-shielding layer has openings over the first lightemitting element, over the second light emitting element, over the thirdlight emitting element, over the first image pick-up element, over thesecond image pick-up element and over the third image pick-up element.7. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the image pick-upelement includes a crystalline semiconductor.
 8. The display deviceaccording to claim 2, wherein the image pick-up element includes acrystalline semiconductor.
 9. The display device according to claim 3,wherein the image pick-up element includes a crystalline semiconductor.10. The display device according to claim 4, wherein the image pick-upelement includes a crystalline semiconductor.
 11. The display deviceaccording to claim 5, wherein each of the first image pick-up element,the second image pick-up element and the third image pick-up elementincludes crystalline semiconductors.
 12. The display device according toclaim 6, wherein each of the first image pick-up element, the secondimage pick-up element and the third image pick-up element includescrystalline semiconductors.
 13. The display device according to claim 1,wherein the image pick-up element is a photovoltaic element.
 14. Thedisplay device according to claim 2, wherein the image pick-up elementis a photovoltaic element.
 15. The display device according to claim 3,wherein the image pick-up element is a photovoltaic element.
 16. Thedisplay device according to claim 4, wherein the image pick-up elementis a photovoltaic element.
 17. The display device according to claim 5,wherein each of the first image pick-up element, the second imagepick-up element and the third image pick-up element is a photovoltaicelement.
 18. The display device according to claim 6, wherein each ofthe first image pick-up element, the second image pick-up element andthe third image pick-up element is a photovoltaic element.
 19. Thedisplay device according to claim 1, wherein the image pick-up elementis a photoconductive element.
 20. The display device according to claim2, wherein the image pick-up element is a photoconductive element. 21.The display device according to claim 3, wherein the image pick-upelement is a photoconductive element.
 22. The display device accordingto claim 4, wherein the image pick-up element is a photoconductiveelement.
 23. The display device according to claim 5, wherein each ofthe first image pick-up element, the second image pick-up element andthe third image pick-up element is a photoconductive element.
 24. Thedisplay device according to claim 6, wherein each of the first imagepick-up element, the second image pick-up element and the third imagepick-up element is a photoconductive element.
 25. The display deviceaccording to claim 1, wherein the light-shielding layer comprises anyone of a carbon particle, a metal particle, a pigment and a coloringmaterial.
 26. The display device according to claim 2, wherein thelight-shielding layer comprises any one of a carbon particle, a metalparticle, a pigment and a coloring material.
 27. The display deviceaccording to claim 3, wherein the light-shielding layer comprises anyone of a carbon particle, a metal particle, a pigment and a coloringmaterial.
 28. The display device according to claim 4, wherein thelight-shielding layer comprises any one of a carbon particle, a metalparticle, a pigment and a coloring material.
 29. The display deviceaccording to claim 5, wherein the light-shielding layer comprises anyone of a carbon particle, a metal particle, a pigment and a coloringmaterial.
 30. The display device according to claim 6, wherein thelight-shielding layer comprises any one of a carbon particle, a metalparticle, a pigment and a coloring material.
 31. A display devicecomprising: a substrate having an insulating surface; and a plurality ofpixels, wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises: a first subpixel having a first light-emitting element; a second sub pixel having asecond light-emitting element; and a third sub pixel having an imagepick-up element; wherein a total area of the second sub pixel and thethird sub pixel is substantially equal to the area of the first subpixel.
 32. A display device comprising: a substrate having an insulatingsurface; and a plurality of pixels, wherein each of the plurality ofpixels comprises: a first sub pixel having a first light-emittingelement exhibiting red emission; a second sub pixel having a secondlight-emitting element exhibiting green emission; a third sub pixelhaving a third light-emitting element exhibiting blue emission; and afourth sub pixel having an image pick-up element; wherein an area of thefirst sub pixel is substantially equal to an area of the third subpixel, and wherein a total area of the second sub pixel and the fourthsub pixel is substantially equal to the area of the first sub pixel. 33.A display device comprising: a substrate having an insulating surface;and a plurality of pixels, wherein each of the plurality of pixelscomprises: a first sub pixel having a first light-emitting elementexhibiting red emission; a second sub pixel having a secondlight-emitting element exhibiting green emission; a third sub pixelhaving a third light-emitting element exhibiting blue emission; and afourth sub pixel having an image pick-up element; wherein a total areaof the first sub pixel, the second sub pixel, and the fourth sub pixelis twice as large as an area of the third sub pixel.
 34. The displaydevice according to claim 3 1, wherein the plurality of pixels isarranged in a striped pattern.
 35. The display device according to claim32, wherein the plurality of pixels is arranged in a striped pattern.36. The display device according to claim 33, wherein the plurality ofpixels is arranged in a striped pattern.
 37. The display deviceaccording to claim 31, wherein the plurality of pixels is arranged in adeltoid pattern.
 38. The display device according to claim 32, whereinthe plurality of pixels is arranged in a deltoid pattern.
 39. Thedisplay device according to claim 33, wherein the plurality of pixels isarranged in a deltoid pattern.
 40. The display device according to claim31, wherein the plurality of pixels is arranged in a mosaic pattern. 41.The display device according to claim 32, wherein the plurality ofpixels is arranged in a mosaic pattern.
 42. The display device accordingto claim 33, wherein the plurality of pixels is arranged in a mosaicpattern.
 43. An electric appliance having the display device accordingto claim
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 32. 51.An electric appliance having the display device according to claim 33.